Hiking trails near Jackson, Ohio

67 official trails lie within 25 miles of Jackson — 217 miles in total, 39 rated easy and 8 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 484 ft; the median trail gains 296 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Tar Hollow Bridle System	20.8	469 ft	Expert	47 min · 24 mi
Logan Trail	12.1	399 ft	Expert	1 h 03 min · 31 mi
Richland Apv	8.3	307 ft	Expert	28 min · 11 mi
Scioto Trail Bridle Trail	6.9	382 ft	Expert	46 min · 32 mi
Buckeye Trail	9.2	358 ft	Hard	54 min · 34 mi
Wolcott Trail	7.6	434 ft	Hard	1 h 03 min · 33 mi
Dark Blue Trail	6.7	315 ft	Hard	1 h 01 min · 37 mi
Hocking Hills State Park Bridle Trail	4.7	280 ft	Moderate	54 min · 34 mi
Light Blue Trail	4.7	334 ft	Moderate	56 min · 29 mi
Caldwell/Firetower Trail	2.2	328 ft	Moderate	47 min · 26 mi
Red Trail	3.7	331 ft	Moderate	54 min · 35 mi
Lyra Trail	4.1	325 ft	Moderate	55 min · 30 mi
Black Trail	3.5	280 ft	Moderate	47 min · 33 mi
The Ohio Hanging Rock Trail	2.9	318 ft	Moderate	48 min · 24 mi
Vinton Furnace Side Trail	2.9	311 ft	Moderate	46 min · 24 mi
Ross Hollow Trail	3.5	327 ft	Moderate	59 min · 31 mi
School House Loop	3.9	306 ft	Moderate	41 min · 24 mi
Telegraph Trail	3.0	296 ft	Moderate	44 min · 25 mi
Sidewinder Trail	2.8	256 ft	Easy	49 min · 29 mi
Yellow Trail	2.4	257 ft	Easy	54 min · 35 mi
Dulen Loop	2.0	378 ft	Easy	1 h 00 min · 27 mi
Orange Trail	2.4	307 ft	Easy	52 min · 35 mi
A-B	1.9	289 ft	Easy	51 min · 30 mi
Church Hollow Trail	1.6	317 ft	Easy	49 min · 26 mi

Quick picks near Jackson

Easy and short: Sidewinder Trail — 2.8 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Biggest climb: Tar Hollow Bridle System — 469 ft over 20.8 mi, 20 mi from town
Longest: Tar Hollow Bridle System — 20.8 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Hocking Hills State Park Bridle Trail to Cedar Falls

Summits: Light Blue Trail to Peck Hill

Lakes: Logan Trail to Pine Lake; Ross Hollow Trail to Pine Lake; Sidewinder Trail to Lake Hope; Coal Branch Loop to Kenton Lake

Viewpoints: Buckeye Trail to Lower Falls Lookout

Rock formations: Dark Blue Trail to Lookout Rock

Trail guides near Jackson

Bald Hill — 3.6 mi, 370 ft climb · 28 mi away
Superior Corridor — 8.6 mi, 434 ft climb · 28 mi away
Hocking Bridle — 28.6 mi, 342 ft climb · 29 mi away
Vesuvius Main Loop — 29.7 mi, 469 ft climb · 30 mi away
Backpack Trail — 15.3 mi, 407 ft climb · 30 mi away
Hanging Rock Loop — 12.0 mi, 273 ft climb · 32 mi away
Pike Bridle System — 16.7 mi, 549 ft climb · 33 mi away
Dorr Run Loop — 13.9 mi, 325 ft climb · 35 mi away
Backpack Main Trail North Loop — 14.8 mi, 651 ft climb · 35 mi away
Backpack Main Trail South Loop — 14.6 mi, 620 ft climb · 35 mi away
Pike Apv — 13.2 mi, 342 ft climb · 37 mi away
Main Corridor Trail — 16.4 mi, 376 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Portsmouth (26 mi) · Chillicothe (28 mi) · Athens (35 mi) · Ironton (35 mi)

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